The World Junior Championships have begun, and if you haven’t begun watching some of the best annual hockey yet, you’re missing out. Due to the holidays and COVID, many players are not playing. So far, every prospect in the WJC has picked up at least a point. Samuel Fagemo, Lias Andersson, Jacob Moverare and Johan […]
Czech Republic
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Goalie Depth Chart
Before we get started here, some context… While normally our Midseason Prospect Rankings come out shortly after the World Junior Championships, we held off in anticipation of any deals the Kings may make prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. With that completed, we’re now moving ahead. For more than 10 years now, this series of […]
LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Plus Three Stars of December 2019
A little less than half of the nine LA Kings prospects picked up medals at the just concluded World Junior Championship in Europe. While this annual tournament typically favors 19 year-old players, several of the top 2020 NHL Draft hopefuls participated – and excelled. We’ll be featuring a select group from that bunch in some […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending January 2, 2020
That traditional holiday carol, with a chant of, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” was indeed correct. The World Junior Championship is in full swing. Hosted by Czech Republic this year, the annual tournament for some of the world’s best and brightest up-and-comers is not short on talent. After a preliminary stage that […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending December 23, 2019
As noted in last week’s tracker, nine Kings prospects were invited to their respective WJC camps, and all of them made the final rosters. With the pre-tournament games now completed, all eyes turn to opening day of the biggest U-20 tournament in the world, with things set to begin the day after Christmas. Additionally, several […]